林 — grove, woods, forest

はやし林 grove

U+6797 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 2 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 2 level. Grade 1 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 8 strokes Freq #656 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #196 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

grove
woods
forest

word

はやし hayashi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

林(はやし) hayashi grove 小(こ) 林(ばやし) kobayashi Kobayashi (surname)

りん rin On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

森(しん) 林(りん) shinrin forest 農(のう) 林(りん) nourin agriculture and forestry 山(さん) 林(りん) sanrin mountain forest 林(りん) 道(どう) rindou forest road 林(りん) 立(りつ) rinritsu standing close together

Stroke order

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